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Heathrow's closure was the latest in a string of major disruptions that companies have experienced in the past year

Heathrow closure shows need to plan for the unexpected

The shut-down of Heathrow Airport last week is a reminder to companies that they need to expect the unexpected and prepare accordingly.

Business • 24 Mar

The company's faulty software update caused a global IT outage in July

CrowdStrike exec to apologise for faulty update

A senior executive at cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike will apologise at an appearance before a US House of Representatives subcommittee today for the company's faulty software update that caused a global IT outage in July.

Business • 24 Sep 24

CrowdStrike's Falcon platform contained a fault that forced computers running Microsoft's Windows operating system to crash and show the 'Blue Screen of Death'

CrowdStrike bug in quality-control process led to crash

A software bug in CrowdStrike's quality-control system caused the software update that crashed computers globally last week, the US firm has said, as losses mount following the outage which disrupted services from aviation to banking.

Business • 25 Jul 24

Global banks, airlines - including Ryanair - hospitals and government offices were disrupted by the CrowdStrike faulty update on Friday

CrowdStrike shares to extend losses as outage hits linger

Shares of CrowdStrike fell 5% in premarket trading on Wall Street today, extending their streak of losses, after several analysts downgraded the stock on concerns over the financial fallout from the global cyber outage last week.

Business • 22 Jul 24

The Blue Screen of Death has long been a sign of a major problem with a Windows PC

Blue Screen of Death: What we know about the cyber outage

Today's global cyber-outage has caught many by surprise - and it will take time before its full impact is known, writes Adam Maguire.

Business • 20 Jul 24

A global tech outage was affecting operations internationally in multiple industries

Travel chaos around the globe following IT outages

A global tech outage was disrupting operations in multiple industries, with airlines halting flights, some broadcasters off-air and everything from banking to healthcare hit by system problems.

World • 20 Jul 24